Infusion sites

Lately, after switching out my infusion sets the old site gets really itchy. And I mean really itchy to the point where I've scratched myself raw. Does anyone know what is causing this? My doctor just seems to think that it's due to dry skin but could it be a reaction to the adhesive? Any insight would be great!

Howdy MichelleMy bride Jem was allergic to almost every kind of medical adhesive tape or film. she'd have varying reactions to different kinds of adhesives, from mild itching, to actual blisters forming under the tape or film. I had to make sure they only used what we discovered didn't set off her allergic reactions.

So it is very likely you might be mildly allergic to the adhesive on the tape you are using.

You might want to try different tapes to see if the itching goes away.